Editing Tecumseh, Michigan (section)

==Economy==
One of the village's best known manufacturers was [[Tecumseh Products]]. Founded by the Herrick family during the early part of the 20th century, Tecumseh Products initially began business manufacturing refrigeration compressors, leading Tecumseh to be known as the "Refrigeration Capital of the World." The company moved out of Tecumseh in 2008. It moved its remaining production to a plant in [[Tupelo, Mississippi]], where labor costs were lower because workers were unorganized. It moved its headquarters to Pittsfield Township, Michigan, just outside [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], where the University of Michigan is based. 

Consolidated Biscuit Company of McComb, Ohio, agreed to buy the Products plant in 2008, pending an environmental review.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lenconnect.com/news/business/x1291579938/Ohio-snack-maker-working-on-deal-for-Products-plant|title= Ohio Snack Maker Working on Deal for Products plant|work= The Daily Telegram|date= September 24, 2008|access-date= April 19, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081208043943/http://www.lenconnect.com/news/business/x1291579938/Ohio-snack-maker-working-on-deal-for-Products-plant|archive-date= December 8, 2008|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all}}</ref> But, the deal fell through after Consolidated Biscuit Company was sold.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lenconnect.com/article/20100420/NEWS/304209928|title= Consolidated Biscuit drops Tecumseh plans|date = April 20, 2010}}</ref> The site was found to be contaminated and cleanup begun in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lenconnect.com/news/20170622/grant-two-loans-to-help-tecumseh-products-site-cleanup|title= Grant, two loans to help Tecumseh Products site cleanup|access-date= June 25, 2017|archive-date= December 16, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181216075957/https://www.lenconnect.com/news/20170622/grant-two-loans-to-help-tecumseh-products-site-cleanup|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://michiganpeninsulanews.com/news/5434-redevelopment-tecumseh-products-facility-move-forward-brownfield-approval/|title=The Peninsula - Redevelopment of Tecumseh Products facility to move forward with brownfield approval|date=2017-08-25|website=The Peninsula|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-19}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The land was purchased by a local developer - 100 E. Patterson LLC - with plans to clean up the land to [[brownfield]] status and develop mixed-use space for light industrial, commercial and retail.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lenconnect.com/article/20160405/NEWS/160409533|title=Revival Commons proposed for former Tecumseh Products site|last=Huhman|first=Lonnie|website=The Daily Telegram|language=en|access-date=2018-12-19}}</ref> The State of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) awarded the City of Tecumseh $2,000,000 in funding to aid the developer in cleanup efforts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.michigan.gov/som/0,4669,7-192-26847-420445--,00.html|title=SOM - City of Tecumseh Receives $2 million for Revival Commons Redevelopment Project|website=michigan.gov|access-date=2018-12-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/06/17/tecumseh-products-contamination/405601001/|title=$2M to help deal with Tecumseh Products site contamination|website=Detroit Free Press|language=en|access-date=2018-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219182812/https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/06/17/tecumseh-products-contamination/405601001/|archive-date=December 19, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> 

At the end of 2018 demolition at the site was nearly complete and cleanup efforts were underway with new industrial building construction planned for 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tecumsehherald.com/content/%E2%80%98revival%E2%80%99-continues-former-tecumseh-products%E2%80%99-site|title='Revival' continues at former Tecumseh Products' site|date=2018-10-11|work=The Tecumseh Herald|access-date=2018-12-19|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219182242/http://tecumsehherald.com/content/%E2%80%98revival%E2%80%99-continues-former-tecumseh-products%E2%80%99-site|archive-date=December 19, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Overall, the City of Tecumseh's economy has more than 250 businesses, ranging from Tier 1 Automotive Suppliers to small, locally owned bakeries and shoe stores. The downtown along Chicago Boulevard is thriving with businesses ranging from antiques, breweries and wineries, retail, restaurants, customer jewelers, locally owned department stores and more. 

{| class="wikitable"
|+City of Tecumseh Largest Employers - 2018
!Company
!Industry
!Employees
|-
|Kirchhoff Automotive
|Automotive Supplier
|952
|-
|Tecumseh Public Schools
|Education
|335
|-
|Busch's Tecumseh
|Grocery
|97
|-
|GLOVE Enterprises
|Injection Molding
|85
|-
|Ervin Industries
|Metal Blasting
|61
|-
|City of Tecumseh
|Government Services
|52
|-
|Ididit
|Custom Automotive
|50
|-
|Tuckey's Big Boy
|Restaurant
|44
|-
|Old National Bank
|Finance/Banking
|43
|-
|Howard Hanna
|Real Estate
|40
|-
|Tecumseh Packaging Solutions
|Packaging Manufacturing
|35
|-
|Glycon
|Plastics Processing
|35
|-
|Evans Street Station
|Restaurant
|35
|-
|Martin's Home Center
|Retail/Hardware
|30
|-
|Basil Boys
|Restaurant
|30
|-
|Spectrum Printers
|Commercial Printing
|21
|-
|Diggypod
|Custom Printing
|21
|}